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QEF to LUG: distance & flight time
Egelsbach (Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport) → Lugano (Lugano Airport)
274 mi
440 km · 238 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
274 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- QEF — Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport · Egelsbach, Germany
- LUG — Lugano Airport · Lugano, Switzerland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near QEF
- FRA · Frankfurt am Main Airport6 mi away
- WIE · Wiesbaden Army Airfield16 mi away
- ZNF · Hanau Army Air Field20 mi away
- MHG · Mannheim-City Airport34 mi away
Near LUG
- ZJI · Locarno Airport11 mi away
- MXP · Malpensa International Airport27 mi away
- LIN · Milano Linate Airport42 mi away
- BGY · Il Caravaggio International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is QEF from LUG?
The flight distance from Egelsbach (QEF) to Lugano (LUG) is 274 miles (440 km, 238 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QEF to LUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from QEF to LUG?
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